Shloka 75

Adhyāya 166: Kṛtaghna-doṣa (कृतघ्नदोषः) — the fault of ingratitude and the limits of expiation

Devanagari script

अनास्तिकेषु गोमात्र दानमेकं प्रचक्षते । श्ववराहमनुष्याणां कुक्कुटस्य खरस्य च

Transliteration

anāstikeṣu gomātra dānam ekaṁ pracakṣate | śvavarāhamanuṣyāṇāṁ kukkuṭasya kharasya ca

Translation

Bhīṣma bersabda: “Bagi mereka yang tidak beriman (nāstika), hanya satu jenis pemberian yang dinyatakan layak—sekadar ‘ukuran-sapi’ (gōmātra), yakni persembahan yang amat kecil dan sekadar tanda; demikian pula halnya terhadap anjing, babi hutan, manusia berkelakuan hina, juga ayam jantan dan keledai.”

Word by Word

• अनास्तिकेषु: among non-believers (atheists)
• अनास्तिकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनास्तिक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• गोमात्र: only a cow (cow alone)
• गोमात्र: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमात्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दानम्: gift, giving
• दानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एकम्: one, single
• एकम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• प्रचक्षते: they declare, they state
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + चक्ष्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• श्ववराहमनुष्याणाम्: of dogs, boars, and men
• श्ववराहमनुष्याणाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्व-वराह-मनुष्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कुक्कुटस्य: of a cock/rooster
• कुक्कुटस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्कुट
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• खरस्य: of a donkey
• खरस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• cow (as measure: gomātra)
• dog
• boar
• human
• cock/rooster
• donkey/ass